Improved machine for varnishing- floor oil-cloths



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CYRUS W. STRT, OF HALLOWELL, MAINE.

Letters Patent No. 87,803, dated Ma/rch 16, 1869.

nvrpnovnn MACHINE PoR vARm'sHin-G FLOOR oIL-cLoTHs.

The ohedlelreferred to in these Letters Patent-and. making part of the same.

l Be it known that I, GYRUs W. STROUT, of Hallowell, in the county of Kennebec, State of Maine, have invented a new and useful Machine for Varnishing Floor Oil-Cloths and other fabrics; and I do declarel that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of -the con struction and operation of the same, reference being hadv to the annexed drawings,`makin g a part of this specification, in which figs. l and 3 are perspective views, and fig. 2, a transverse section.

Figure l represents a general view of the varnishing-machine in perspective.

Figure 2 is a transverse section of a reciprocating bar and guide, to which a brush is attached. l

Figure 3 is a perspective view of bar and guide, with brush attached.

,A, g. l, is a platform, mounted or wheels B.

C is a frame-Work, supporting the working-parts of the machine.

D is a carriage, suspended by cords, to the leverframe F.

H are guides, attached to the bars G G.

g I I are brushes, attached to the reciprocating bars G G J is a double crank, through which motion is transmitted, by the pitmen K K, to the reciprocating bars G, by means ofthe crank or pulley M is a spring, attached to the lever-frame F.

N is a brush, extending across the machine.

O is a rod, by which'the brush N is attached to the standards R.

P P,v iron bars, running transversely across the maf chine.

Q is a pan, attached to the under side of platform A. S is a roll, attached to standards R. T is a reservoir, for holding varnish. U is a tube, attached to reservoir T. V is a faucet, attached to the end of tube U. W is a slide, attached to under side of tube U.

X X are nipples, attached to under side of the slide W, in which are openings, communicating with tube U.

Y is a lever, for operating slide W. Z is a set-screw, for governing the lever Y.

To enable others to use my machine, l will proceed to describe its operation.

The oil-cloth or fabric to be varnished, is passed from the roll S, under the tube U. The lever Y is then operated, so asl to bring the openings in the nipples to correspond with the openings in the tube U, thus allowing the varnish to pass from the reservoir T, through the tube U and nipples X, to the` fabric A a The fabric is then moved across the rods P,.When the spring M is released, allowing the lever-frame F to turn on its fulcrum b, when the carriage D descends, bringing the brushes I in contact with the fabricA a.

Motion is then given to the crank, or pulley L, and transmitted, through the medium of the double crank J and pitman K, to the reciprocating bars G, to which the brushes I are attached, and ii'om which they receivey a reciprocating motion. This motion of the brushes, as they come in contact with the varnish, spreads it evenly on the surface of the fabric.

The machine being now in full operation, the brush N is thrown into contact with the fabric, which is now drawn steadily along until the whole surface has received a uniform coat of varnish. l The lever Y is then operated to close the openings in tube U; the end of the lever-frame F depressed, till the springM falls into place, when the machine is ready for another piece of goods.

The faucet Vis used to draw off the surplus varnish that remains in the .reservoir when not in use.

The dripping-pan Q is kept in positionto catchany varnish that may drop from the brushes when not in motion.

Claim.

What l claim, and desire to secure by Letters Pat-- Aent, is-

Y The mode of applying varnish to oil-cloths, or other 

